Substack posts examples
Published Substack issues from working writers, subject lines, openings and structure, with the engagement each one earned.
Substack rewards writing that would work without the platform, which makes these the most transferable swipes on the site. No algorithm to game, no format tricks, a subject line that earns the open and an opening that earns the scroll.
Each post here beat what its own publication normally gets. Filter by writer to watch one voice repeat across many posts, which is where the actual lesson is: the ones who break out do it on purpose, the same way, again and again.
All Substack posts examples
Once you understand neuroplasticity your life will never be the same again
• • Image credit-Midjourney Share Neuroplasticity is a life-changing idea. But to unlock it you must understand it in simple terms, and 99% of the writing about it comes from P…
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NotebookLM Got Crazy Powerful: Here's How I Used It to Learn Something Really Hard
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Cowork.
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8 Income Streams You Can Build While STILL an Employee
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How to become a context engineer in 2025 (the $1M skill no one's teaching)
• • The former founding member of OpenAI just validated something I've been saying about AI writing for months - even though he was talking about app development, the principle is…
If you have multiple interests, do not waste the next 2-3 years
Society made you think that having multiple interests was a weakness. Go to school. Get a degree. Get a job. Retire at some point. But there is so much wrong with that sequenc…
How to Build an Entire Brand Identity With Claude.
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The Greatest Life Hacks, Types of Luck, & More
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I'm 38. If You're in Your 20's or 30's, Read This.
• • Image Credit-Midjourney Share Getting old sucks. The one positive is that as we age, we mature. That’s been the case for me. Not much fazes me anymore. I’ve been part of s…
24 AI Tools Ranked from Essential to Forgettable for 2025
Dear subscribers, Today, I want to share my tier list of the 24 most popular AI tools in the market. If you want to try some new AI tools this holiday break, then this post is fo…
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Cowork.
I’ve been begging you to switch from ChatGPT to Claude for months. since December* So I wrote countless Claude guides, getting millions of reactions. But only recently, everyone…
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Claude Code (Beginner → Advanced)
This is a collaborative issue. I cover the beginner setup. Sabahudin Murtic walks you through intermediate workflows with parallel agents for real client delivery. Walid Boulanouar…
$1B for ScaleAI, Scarlett Johansson vs OpenAI, Alexa’s Upgrade, and TikTok Symphony
Welcome to our weekly news roundup! Today, we have a classic week for AI: a massive round for a promising startup with a young founder, a scandal about how AI can steal from us, a…
How to fix your entire life in 1 day
You’re probably going to quit your new years resolution. And that’s okay. Most people do (studies show 80-90% failure rates) because most people don’t actually want to change on a…
My Claude Cowork content planning workflow
Yesterday, I planned all my LinkedIn and email content for the next month. 40+ pieces total. And it was a game-changer. See, I already batch my content writing every week. But …
How to Be Successful, Cobra Effects, & More
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Claude Code + NotebookLM + Obsidian: The Research Stack Nobody's Using
Your research is trapped inside NotebookLM. Mine comes back as a knowledge graph. NotebookLM reads 300 sources. But then what? You copy-paste answers into your notes and lose the …
If the Average Person Did This for 6 Months, They'd Be Unrecognizable to Their Friends & Family
• • Image Credit-Midjourney via Reddit Share Being average is hell on Earth. It’s a boring, lifeless, pandering, people-pleasing disaster that leads you to a dead end, and shor…
How I Learned Complex Topics 10x Faster with NotebookLM
• • What if I told you there's an AI tool that works exclusively with your verified sources (eliminating hallucinations), processes 25 million words simultaneously, and turns your…
10 Lessons Selling $10M of Digital Products
• • Want to hear me talk through these 10 lessons? Watch this video! Dear Writer, I recently crossed a meaningful milestone: $10,000,000 in digital products sold. Except it’s n…
How to articulate yourself intelligently
This newsletter did way better than I expected. I turned it into a video for those interested (or continue reading below): When I was young, I was always drawn to people who soun…
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6 brutal lessons after hitting 100 paid Substack readers
Last week, I hit a dope milestone: My paid newsletter, AI Email Marketing Prompts, hit 100 paid newsletter subscribers • • And while it’s been an awesome journey, it hasn’t been…
The Right Way to Use Substack Tags to Organize Your Newsletter
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40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20)
Dear subscribers, Today, I want to share 40 life lessons after 40 years around the sun. I recently turned 40 and spent 10+ hours writing down what I’ve learned for my daughters (…
An Opinionated Guide on Which AI Model to Use in 2025
Last updated on April 4, 2025. Dear subscribers, Today, I want to share an opinionated guide on which AI model you should use. The AI landscape has changed dramatically since I …
5 Prompts To 10x Your LinkedIn Profile
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The people I talk to every day quietly switched. The creators I follow. The teams I consult for. The founders in my DMs. One by one, they stopped opening ChatGPT. And they all mov…
How To Build a Profitable Personal Brand (In Just 7 Days)
Building a profitable personal brand in just 7 days? Sounds insane, right? I get it. Twenty years ago, I thought I’d be tied to a 9-to-5 forever, until I discovered something that…
My AI Therapy Workflow: Turn Claude/ChatGPT and NotebookLM Into Your Self-Discovery Tool
• • "What people are using Gen AI for in 2025?" A recent HBR report revealed something really interesting that caught my attention. According to their research, therapy and comp…
AI Hardware Fails, OpenAI & FT, Anthropic Mobile App, and AI by Yelp
Welcome to our weekly news roundup! Perhaps this is our first post, a significant part of which is dedicated to a sad topic: the results of AI gadgets. I propose to discuss how Ra…
Instant Infographics
• • I love infographics. The design. The structure. That moment when everything clicks into place visually. I can easily lose hours perfecting one. AI-Proof is a reader-supporte…
Principles of Effective Storytelling
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